Photos: 1900 Galveston Hurricane

Library of Congress photo

"The Storm of the Century," Al Roker's account of the Sept. 8, 1900, Galveston hurricane, weaves race relations into a harrowing history of the hurricane, which killed 5,000 to 15,000 people. Here, workers remove bodies from the hurricane's wreckage.

"The Storm of the Century," Al Roker's account of the Sept. 8, 1900, Galveston hurricane, weaves race relations into a harrowing history of the hurricane, which killed 5,000 to 15,000 people. Here, workers remove bodies from the hurricane's wreckage.